Venice, Italy 12
1964
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contact sheet
Dimensions
overall: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Accession Number
1990.28.3336
Art Historical Context
Step into the evocative world of Robert Frank's *Venice, Italy 12* (1964), a contact sheet that offers a rare glimpse into the Swiss-born photographer's creative process. Frank, renowned for his groundbreaking 1958 book *The Americans*—a raw, unflinching portrait of mid-century American life—traveled extensively in Europe during the 1960s. This intimate work captures his time in Venice, one of a series numbered to reflect multiple exposures from the same roll of film, blending the city's timeless canals and crowds with Frank's signature candid style. As a contact sheet, this gelatin silver pr...
About the Artist
Robert Frank
Robert Frank (1924-2019) was a Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker whose revolutionary approach to documentary photography fundamentally transformed the medium and influenced generations of artists. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, on November 9, 1924, to a middle-class Jewish family, Frank began his photographic apprenticeship in 1941, working with commercial photographers before im...